02-10-2018, 11:27 AM
"hail a camp or home from a distance" Right, it is not a bygone custom. My bad.
In dense cities these things don't matter as much. Not a big deal to take 10-20 steps from a public sidewalk to someone's door.
But this business of strangers in rural areas walking 50 yards down a private driveway for some sales nonsense?? It is surprising anyone tolerates it.
And this whole business has many people getting fences and dogs. Fully justified of course, but in a sense unfortunate. (There is an element of paranoia. And fences change the ambiance of a community.)
Kind of reminds me of some places on the mainland where they close all parks at dusk. Too hard to separate the good people from the bad people.
Sorry to say it, but this happens when communities allow criminals and bums to roam freely. If this continues in 30 years half of us will be in gated communities. (The other half comfortable with their fences, dogs and, maybe, shotguns.)
In dense cities these things don't matter as much. Not a big deal to take 10-20 steps from a public sidewalk to someone's door.
But this business of strangers in rural areas walking 50 yards down a private driveway for some sales nonsense?? It is surprising anyone tolerates it.
And this whole business has many people getting fences and dogs. Fully justified of course, but in a sense unfortunate. (There is an element of paranoia. And fences change the ambiance of a community.)
Kind of reminds me of some places on the mainland where they close all parks at dusk. Too hard to separate the good people from the bad people.
Sorry to say it, but this happens when communities allow criminals and bums to roam freely. If this continues in 30 years half of us will be in gated communities. (The other half comfortable with their fences, dogs and, maybe, shotguns.)